A HELLENISTIC TORSO OF APHRODITE, 3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C. A HELLENISTIC TORSO OF AP…

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A HELLENISTIC TORSO OF APHRODITE, 3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C.

A HELLENISTIC TORSO OF APHRODITE, 3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C. terracotta, the goddess in kneeling position, later brass attachments below each knee for mounting, traces of white paint, 11.5cm high approx. Provenance: Private collection, London. Acquired Sotheby's London, 24 July 1967, lot 194. Offered Sotheby's London, 8 December 1994, lot 178 (part) Exhibited: Ancient Life in Miniature, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, 12th October-30th November 1968 Published: Felicity Nicholson, Ancient Life in Miniature, Birmingham 1968, no.141, p.36

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A HELLENISTIC TORSO OF APHRODITE, 3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C.

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Estim. 1 400 - 1 600 GBP

RING A double band, formed by a ring of two intertwined gold wires, ending in two antelope heads. Gold.diam. 20 mm; 7 g circa Hellenistic art, 3rd-2nd century B.C. A Greek Hellenistic gold ring, composed of a double twisted wire hoop,ending with two antelope protomes. 3rd-2nd Century B.C.E Provenance E. Borowski, Basel Rassla Foundation, Zurich

Estim. 150 - 200 GBP

CHILD'S EX-VOTO Hellenistic art, 2nd c. BC Terracotta with traces of engobe and concretions H. 13.5 cm Provenance Former collection of Monsieur L., 1980s. An hellenistic terracotta ex-voto of seated Eros. Ca. 3rd century B.C.

Estim. 1 800 - 2 000 GBP

FEMALE HEAD With head turned slightly to the right, the face is characterized by youthful, graceful features. Missing nose. The hair, composed of long, tight, wavy locks, is pulled back into a knot bun. The physiognomy is reminiscent of certain representations of the goddess Aphrodite. Marble. Worn and missing; approx. 10x13 cm. Hellenistic art, 4th-3rd century B.C. An Hellenistic marble head of a Woman. The head turned slightly to the right, the face is characterized by youthful and graceful features. Missing nose. The hair, composed of long, tight, wavy locks and pulled back into a bun-knot at the back. The physiognomy recalls certain representations of the goddess Aphrodite. 4th-3rd Century B.C.E. Provenance Former French collection French private collection, acquired on the French art market

Estim. 150 - 200 GBP

EX-VOTO GROUP Hellenistic art, 4th-3rd century B.C. Terracotta. Depicts a couple. H. 11 cm Provenance Former collection of Monsieur L., 1980s. An hellenistic terracotta ex-voto. Couple. Ca. 4th - 3rd century B.C.

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